I am so disappointed with the Portland TrailBlazers, they still seemed to be the same team who does not play good defense. They already have a good lead in the 4th quarter but in the crunch time, they allowed the Cavaliers to easily score, Garland and Mitchell destroyed them in the 4th quarter.
Yes, Lillard had a big game with 50 points, but that's useless if they can win games.
Lillard is such a good player, they just have yet to put enough talent around him for him to be able to bring a championship home. I thought I had heard that he was going to be traded or wanted to be traded, maybe it was this past season or the offseason, but either way wasn't he disgruntled or something recently? I do like guys who have played on the same team their entire career, but his prime years are running out, he's gotta get with a team that can make something happen and fast.
I do believe he have a good team behind him. Jerami Grant is there and then Anfernee Simons. It's the consistency that is missing especially from Simons which I think is a good player, but he is young and badly need more experience.
GPII has also returned so they have some defense running now when they needed to stop guards like Mitchell. It's just a matter of time before he makes chemistry with the team.
IMO, it's a good fought game against the Cavaliers, it's just that they are a strong team to deal with.